Beauty Cheat Sheet: 10 Shortcuts For Lazy Girls Everywhere

Some people have it wrong about us lazy girls. The way I see it, laziness isn’t necessarily a negative trait. The less energy and effort one is willing to exert can, if approached from the right angle, beget efficiency, because it can lead one to find a faster, easier, better way to do things.

Contrary to popular belief, we’re all for spending time on our appearance. Thing is, we aim to be savvy investors, favoring maximum returns from minimal time. Of course, we want to look and feel our best; we just don’t want to spend a ton of time reaching our happy beauty place. Is that too much to ask? We don’t think it is, especially when it’s so easy to look good — darn good, actually — while speeding up and simplifying our beauty routine. With a few smart shortcuts, it’s possible to spend less time primping and still be a stone-cold fox. Call it the low-maintenance paradox: less effort, more payoff.

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Made for the girl on the go, Hardy & Co thought of a brilliant way to apply a flush of color to the lips and cheeks—with just one hand. Infused with acai stem cell extracts to rejuvenate skin while restoring a coveted blush and enhancing a natural-looking radiance to skin, Blush Flush is a lightweight fluid melts into skin for a natural glow with a subtle hint of color. This is what I call, makeup with benefits! Such a win-win. The special glass rollerball applicator also gives you precise control to create an ethereal flushed look effortlessly.

Hardy & Co. Blush Flush, USD $30, available at Hardy & Co.com

#Cheat 3: Lightweight Blurring Foundation

Technically it's a foundation, but this oil-free makeup feels like a tinted moisturizer that happens to have blurring properties to even out skin tone without the need for a heavy application. The lightweight formula gives ample coverage and hydrates skin, and the light-diffusing spheres in it give skin a naturally radiant appearance. This summer-friendly foundation also has SPF 20, which we all know is a daily must. I like how this innovative, lightweight formula provides more coverage, hydration, and optical blurring than a BB or CC cream!

Naked Skin One & Done Hybrid Complexion Perfector

USD $34, available at Sephora.com

#Cheat 4: Splash Masks

As much as we would all like the time to lay back with a luxurious face mask on three times a week, the reality is usually a far cry from that—very, very far from that. But that doesn’t mean your face has to suffer. A new innovation called 'splash masks' are all the rage right now. Add to water, splash onto face and pat in for instantly softer, smoother skin and glowing, supple appearance. A 20 minute mask ritual now condensed into 15 seconds for an at-home spa treatment that fits into any schedule for a natural, quick glow.

While you’re catching up on some ZZZs, you might as well let your skin multitask. Hugely popular in Asia, sleeping masks are the easiest way to treat your skin right. More moisturizing than a typical night cream, these treatment packs should be “painted” on (with a brush or, more commonly, your fingers) before bed. Be sure to massage the mask in — your complexion, not your pillow, deserves those skin-pampering benefits! In the morning, wake up to a refreshed face. Consider it the next best thing to having a nocturnal aesthetician on hand.

The ultimate pick-me-up makeup, highlighter is one of those secret weapons that every lazy girl should have. On its own, it adds a shimmery glow to cheekbones. That’s perfectly pretty — but if you really want to harness its power, you have to get sneaky. Dab the tiniest bit of highlighter over concealer to brighten eyes, or apply it underneath foundation to create realistic-looking radiance. It’s the absolute fastest way to look like you just came back from vacation, even if you haven’t had a day off since March.

If putting on toner with a cotton ball is becoming too much effort (no judgment), grab an empty spray bottle from any beauty supply, and pour your toner into that instead. Then, just spritz away and bask in your genius laziness!

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